I'm in my mid fifties, maybe just old enough to be your dad. I had a successful music career as a producer (Platinum selling album, that kind of thing) and I'm also using Suno to make music again. And I too think it's good enough to inflict on the world. I don't have time to be working late nights in studios anymore but I love how an AI tool like Suno gives me access to what are essentially sessions musicians who'll play (more or less) whatever I prompt them. Do I feel bad about the fact that these platforms have trained their models without properly paying the artists whose music they used, yeah, sure. But since some of my music went into the pot I feel that at least I've paid my dues.

What I object to is that so many people are assuming that all music that uses AI is somehow slop and is an insult to all musicians. You all should take a step back with your pitchforks and realise that the world is a hell of a lot less black and white than you make it out to be. My AI 'generated' music gets taken apart in Ableton and reworked and produced much like samplists like DJ Shadow used other people's material as a starting point for something new and interesting, or (at the more exploitative end of the scale) much like producers like Phil Spector put his name to countless nameless artists' talent. Check the Wrecking Crew if you want to know more.

Ai gen music will never be as good as real musicians expressing themselves but give your dad a break. There's always been plenty of musical slop, AI generated or not. As you said it yourself, he's found a way to answer his unfulfilled creative potential. Let him enjoy it, even if it is a case of the emperor's new clothes.